Swiatek, Bencic Put Team Europe Ahead as World Tennis Continental Cup Debuts in Shenzhen
The new mixed-team exhibition offers offseason match play without ranking points.
Overview
- Iga Swiatek beat Elena Rybakina 6-3, 6-3 to extend Europe’s advantage on the opening day.
- Belinda Bencic rallied past Wang Xinyu 4-6, 6-2, 10-5 in the first match to give Europe the early lead.
- The inaugural event is being held at Shenzhen’s Universiade Sports Center in a Laver Cup–style format that features both men and women.
- Team Europe fields Swiatek, Bencic, Flavio Cobolli and Valentin Vacherot, while Team World includes Rybakina, Andrey Rublev, Zhang Zhizhen and Wang.
- Saturday’s schedule lists Swiatek versus Wang and Rybakina versus Bencic as the next singles matchups.